This brief, part of NCHE's Law Into Practice series, explains the provisions of Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (reauthorized under Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act) related to the transportation of children and youth experiencing homelessness and offers strategies for implementing the law. Topics include: Transportation under the McKinney-Vento Act; Resources for Funding Transportation; Collaborating to Provide Transportation; Using Discretion and Sensitivity in Providing Transportation; and Strategies for Establishing a Transportation System.
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Date posted: 10/31/12

This August 2009 literature review from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focuses on human trafficking into and within the United States by on surveying what the social science or other literature has found about the issues of identifying and effectively serving trafficking victims. The review highlights the phenomenon of “domestic trafficking” (trafficking involving U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, often within the United States), the impact on domestic youth, and the availability and/or effectiveness of services for these victims.
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Date posted: 10/17/12

This brief, part of NCHE's Law Into Practice series, explains how Title I, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (reauthorized under Title X, Part C of NCLB) intersect and offers strategies for effective collaboration. Topics include: Automatic Eligibility; Coordination; Determining Title I, Part A Set-Aside Amounts; Expenditures for Homeless Students; and more.
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Date posted: 10/12/12

This brief, part of NCHE's Best Practices in Interagency Collaboration series, is designed for state and local child nutrition program administrators, cafeteria managers, State Coordinators for Homeless Education, and local homeless education liaisons. It explains the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Child Nutrition Division (CND) policies regarding eligibility for free school meals for certain homeless, migrant, runaway, and foster students; addresses frequently asked questions about implementing these policies; and offers tools to ensure that these students can access food both inside and outside of school.
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Date posted: 10/08/12

This toolkit from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeks to foster strong relationships between parents and their children, offers useful educational resources, and can be used by housing authorities as a tool to help parents support their children’s academic success.
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Date posted: 10/03/12

Innocence Lost is a joint initiative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and the U.S. Department of Justice's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. The initiative aims to address the growing problem of domestic child sex slavery in the form of child prostitution in the United States. The initiative provides useful and informative resources about the issue of the commercial sexual exploitation of children, including fact sheets, posters, and social services indicator cards.
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Date posted: 10/03/12

This issue brief from the National Alliance to End Homelessness discusses the growing problem of sex trafficking in the United States and the particular vulnerability of homeless youth. Topics include: Federal and state efforts to combat CSEC; Advocacy efforts to combat CSEC; and recommendations for protecting vulnerable youth from recruitment.
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Date posted: 10/03/12

Unaccompanied homeless youth and youth involved in or exiting the foster care system are especially susceptible to being recruited for sex and labor trafficking. The links on this webpage provide information about this issue and resources for working with vulnerable youth.
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Date posted: 10/02/12